, 27, of Lee had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute - a second offense- distribution of heroin - second offense - drug violation in a school zone and conspiracy to violate drug laws.

Connors was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $5,000 cash or $50,000 surety bail.

The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop in Lee on Nov. 9.

, 28, of Adams had a not guilty plea entered on his behalf on a single count of receiving stolen property over $250.

Jones was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $1,000 bail. Jones was allegedly in possession of stolen

Kurt H. Hudson, 25, pleaded not guilty in Central Berkshire District Court to a single count of murder. Judge Frederic Rutberg ordered him held without the right to bail in the Berkshire County House of Correction.

Carnute was gunned down in the middle of Wellington Avenue late in the evening on Dec. 5. Police arrested Hudson three days later in Columbia, S.C.

Hudson will be back in court on Jan. 20, 2012, for a pretrial conference. The investigation was conducted by members of the Pittsfield Police Department.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Police have arrested and charged a city man for the murder of Nikolas Carnute, who was gunned down on Wellington Avenue on Sunday night.
According to spokesman for District Attorney David Capeless, Kurt Hudson, 25, was arrested in Columbia, S.C. Tuesday night for the murder. Hudson is being held in South Carolina as a fugitive of justice and is being charged with one count of murder. Hudson's last known address was on West Union Street.
The 23-year-old Carnute died in the street from a single gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at Berkshire Medical Center.
Police were seeking information about a white sedan with a rear spoiler but it is

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield police are investigating an apparent homicide that took place late Sunday evening on Wellington Avenue.

Police received several 911 calls shortly after 11:30 p.m. reporting gun shots and a man down in the middle of Wellington Avenue. Emergency personnel arrived at the scene and found 23-year-old Nikolas S. Carnute of Pittsfield lying in the street.

Carnute was rushed to Berkshire Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

An autopsy, to determine the cause of death, will be conducted at the office of the chief medical examiner in Boston on Tuesday.